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And nato and now washington appears to be coming through, announcing a new $800 million security package. notably, it includes almost a dozen soviet-era mi-17 helicopters, which could also be used as gunships. volodymyr zelenskyy asked specifically for that during a call president biden on wednesday. also included? more hall itser canons, switch-blade drones, anti-tank missiles, armored personnel carriers, as well as protective equipment. other equipment to guard against chemical attacks. the european union has also announced a new $544 million package of military equipment, fuel, as well as f...

To move and be repaired. the significance of that? >> i think that means for some period of time down in that region there is going to be the absence of another command ship. there is a brief window of vulnerability for the russian control of those naval operations about odesa. >> all right, we talked a lot about donbas and admiral kirby talked about donbas as well. i want it show you the terrain there. flat. wide open areas. these helicopters they were discussing, the u.s. is sending to help ukraine, why? >> well, couple of reasons. those are mi-17 transport helicopters. they can put a large ...

That helicopter. each one carrying a javelin missile. one of the other things they were provided and continue to be provided with. so they go to the key points of breach where the russians are coming in. they stop the artillery already. they jump out of the aircraft, start firing the javelins at the russian tanks. it gives you a good quick reaction force. it's a brilliant package in terms of clfding those mi-17s. a very good helicopter for this kind of terrain. >> general hertling and barbara starr, thank you. we'll try to track the urgent package. how quickly can you get it there? thank you b...

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To use. it is very similar to what they have done with the turkish drones. next come the helicopters, that mi 17. and then following that they can soften up the territory, they can make it hard for russian tanks to move. and they can also go after the ukrainian and russian artillery positions. so, that is the key thing. >> there's a huge weapons, they need a lot more from apparently. now, jim very quickly as we toss back to you regarding the ship that some today national security adviser to the star gift to him. this is just the beginning. can they score more victories like this? sounds like n...